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Robert Douglas Wilson
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 402994
- Rank: Sapper
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
- Unit/Ship: 6th Signal Company
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 33
- Date of Death: 21.03.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Arras Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Bay 1
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 115 Rosebery Street, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Jane Wilson, Union Hotel, Kirriemuir
- Father:
Robert Wilson, Union Hotel, Kirriemuir
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
Elspeth Brough Young Wilson, 115 Roseberry St, Dundee
- Children:
Elspeth, born 13.03.1915, Jane, born 29.03.1907 & Roberta, born 05.01.1909
More about Robert Douglas Wilson
Robert has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
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